I found some great resources here that will help me to understand some of my younger students who are behind in some of their development. Of course, expecting students to write on grade level a la Common Core assumes children have the thought processes as a foundation for planning what they will write. Otherwise, educators have to help them get there, differentiating writing instruction to meet their developmental needs.The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning has some cool free resources for teachers, including social stories. Check it out here:http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/resources/strategies.html